Wristwatch · Chronograph with triple date

Angelus Chronodato Wristwatch

Partially verified

This stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, identified as an Angelus Chronodato, originates from the 1940s. The piece features a three-body case design with polished and brushed finishes, complemented by lapidated lugs and integrated correctors located in the case band for adjusting the calendar functions. The matte silver dial displays applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart-shaped indices. It includes two subsidiary dials for guilloché seconds and a 45-minute chronograph register, alongside an outer track marked in fifths of a second. Calendar indications include a date scale with black Arabic numerals, with specific apertures for the day of the week and the month. The watch is powered by a 17-jewel Calibre 14''' movement, which exhibits rhodium plating and fausses côtes decoration, utilizing a straight-line lever escapement and a blued steel Breguet balance spring. The watch is signed on the dial, case, and movement.

Front view of the Angelus Chronodato wristwatch showing the triple date layout and chronograph registers. — Antiquorum. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source: catalog.antiquorum.swiss
Category: Wristwatch · Chronograph with triple date
Maker / attribution: Angelus
Reference: Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier: 462
Source-reported date: 1940s
Source-reported place: Not established
Source-reported serial: 231643

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case and Dial Design

The watch is housed in a solid three-body stainless steel case featuring both polished and brushed finishes. The design incorporates prominent lapidated lugs and integrated pushers for the chronograph function. To facilitate the triple date functionality, the watch includes correctors set directly into the case band.

The matte silver dial is arranged with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes. Time and chronograph data are tracked via gold feuille hands, while the outer periphery features fifths-of-a-second divisions. The calendar display uses a peripheral scale for the days of the month, with additional apertures at 12 and 6 o'clock for the month and day of the week respectively.

Evidence for this section

“Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, correctors in the band.”
“Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary guilloché seconds and 45-minute register dials, outer fifths of a second chronograph divisions, graduation for the days of the month in black Arabic numerals, apertures for the days of the week at 6 and the months at 12.”

Movement and Mechanical Details

The timepiece is driven by the Angelus Calibre 14''' movement. This mechanical assembly is built with 17 jewels and is finished with rhodium plating and a fausses côtes decoration. Technical features include a standard straight-line lever escapement and an index-adjusted regulator.

The balance assembly comprises a monometallic balance paired with a blued steel Breguet balance spring, providing the necessary regulation for the chronograph and timekeeping functions. The movement, along with the dial and case, bears the Angelus signature.

Evidence for this section

“Cal. 14''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.”
“Dial, case and movement signed.”

Condition and Grading

The auction description provides a formal grading for the individual components of this wristwatch. The overall piece is assigned an 'AA' grade, reflecting the auction house's evaluation of its general condition.

Individual evaluations rate the case, the movement, and the dial as 'Very good', adhering to a numerical grading system where components are assessed for their state of preservation and integrity. The hands are noted as being original to the piece.

Evidence for this section

“Grading System Grade: AA Very good Case: 2 Very good Movement: 2 Very good Dial: 2-01 Very good”
“HANDS Original”

Open research questions

What specific historical production records exist for Angelus Calibre 14''' chronographs from the 1940s?
Are the correctors in the case band considered early examples of integrated calendar setting mechanisms for this model?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Angelus Chronodato Wristwatch
Field	Source-reported value	Source quotation
Case number	231643	“case No. 231643”
Movement calibre	14'''	“Cal. 14'''”
Case construction	Three-body, solid, polished and brushed	“Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, correctors in the band.”
Dial configuration	Matte silver with applied gold numerals	“Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes”
Movement finish	Rhodium-plated with fausses côtes	“rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration”
Diameter	38 mm	“Diam. 38 mm.”
Thickness	14 mm	“Thickness 14 mm.”
Signature	Dial, case and movement signed	“Dial, case and movement signed.”

Visible details

Applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes
Matte silver dial with subsidiary guilloché registers
Correctors for calendar functions located in the case band
Square chronograph pushers

Research qualifications

Country of origin is not specified by the auction source
Exact date within the 1940s is not verified beyond the decade

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Stainless Steel 'Chronodato' Angelus, "Chronodato", case No. 231643. Made in the 1940s. Fine, large, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and triple date.

Reviewed 2026-10-26 · Record cbe5115397

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